Mark Gillan, Chief Operations Engineer: Pastor's qualifying performance was stunning today with a collection of very strong laps throughout the session which allowed us to... read more »

Fernando Alonso, 3rd: "This third place is not what we had expected. We were counting on making a step forward that would allow us to get into Q3 with less difficulty than... read more »

Paul Hembery: "Strategy was at the forefront of qualifying today, with a gap of around 0.8 seconds between the hard and the soft tyres, depending on the team.... read more »

Charles Pic, 21st: "I am quite happy to be honest. I think for me all round it is quite a good qualifying. We managed to improve the package for this weekend, but the gap... read more »

Sebastian Vettel, 8th: “A pretty different session today; it was extremely tight. From Q1 onwards we decided to go on the soft tyres. The first run in Q2... read more »

Pedro de la Rosa, 23rd: "The day went very well, especially this afternoon, so I'm very happy with what we achieved. We completed two very good laps in qualifying,... read more »

Nico Rosberg, 7th: "That was a tricky Qualifying session this afternoon, and seventh position was about the most that we could have achieved. It was a challenge to find... read more »

Paul di Resta: “It has been quite a difficult weekend so far trying to get the car dialled into the circuit. In fact, it was only during the my final qualifying run... read more »

Vitaly Petrov, 19th: “I am very happy with today's performance. It feels great to have it all come together in qualifying today and I want to thank the team for... read more »

Force India's Nico Hülkenberg has been fined €7,200 for speeding in the pit lane during the third free practice session for the this weekend's... read more »

Alexander Rossi admits that outright pace was not the name of the game on his grand prix weekend debut with Caterham F1. read more »

Lotus are tipped by many for success in Barcelona this weekend, although Romain Grosjean’s chances took a knock when he stopped in the opening minutes of final... read more »

Felipe Massa has hinted that Ferrari should consider moving on if major improvements to the F2012 do not push the team forwards this weekend. The Maranello based team played... read more »

The Spanish Grand Prix weekend got underway today with Michael Schumacher and Nico Rosberg completing the two ninety-minute practice sessions in blazing sunshine at the Circuit... read more »

It's pleasing to hear both drivers express their initial satisfaction with the suite of upgrades we've brought to the circuit this weekend. read more »

Caterham allowed Alexander Rossi his first run during an F1 weekend. The youngster completed FP1 without problems before Vitaly Petrov got back behind the wheel for the second... read more »

The practice sessions went reasonably well for us today, and certainly the new parts that we have here this weekend worked as expected with no reliability issues. read more »

Both our cars ran trouble-free all day which is the first element you need if you are to have a good weekend. read more »

Dani Clos admits it was 'unbelievable' to make his first appearance in an F1 weekend session on home soil in Spain read more »

Kimi Raikkonen sees no reason why his Lotus team should not be fighting at the front in the Spanish Grand Prix this weekend read more »

Fernando Alonso is confident Ferrari's latest updates will work this weekend, but again played down the expectations ahead of his home Spanish Grand Prix read more »

Kimi Raikkonen is not ruling out victory in Barcelona this weekend. If he does succeed on Sunday, the Finn will become the fifth different driver, driving for a fifth different... read more »

Fernando Alonso has denied Ferrari is on the verge of giving up on the 2012 championship. The Maranello based team has brought significant updates to its so far disappointing... read more »

Nico Rosberg admits that tyre management will be vital during the Spanish Grand Prix weekend read more »

Although Barcelona is generally viewed as a predictable race, quite the opposite could face the Formula 1 teams this weekend as a very different track from pre-season testing... read more »